Peoria County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Peoria County, Illinois has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 56 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 20 hail reports with hail up to 1.25" and 35 high-wind reports with gusts up to 63 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Peoria County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Peoria County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Peoria County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Storm log — the official record, day by day
Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
“Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (ILX)”
- Hail 1" 1 NE Alta SPC verified report
Saturday, August 8, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — 1 tornado report
“Brief touchdown in a field... no damage reported. (ILX)”
- Tornado Tornado 2 S Brimfield SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 656 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rome, or near Chillicothe, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 554 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near La Fayette, or 7 miles southwest of Toulon, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.75" Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1", wind gusts up to 60 mph
“Relayed through Emergency Management. (ILX)”
- Wind 60 mph Bellevue SPC verified report
- Hail 1" Dunlap SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Princeville SPC verified report
Thursday, June 11, 2026
7 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 1", wind gusts up to 63 mph
“Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (ILX)”
“At 104 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Elmwood, or 15 miles north of Canton, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 63 mph Peoria Intl Airport SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 3 NE Banner SPC verified report
- Hail 0.25" Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 E West Peoria SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Glasford SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 SE Peoria SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Bartonville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 SSW Trivoli SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Large tree downed on North Timber Circle. Time estimated from radar. (ILX)”
“Several trees down... including wires on Rice Road. (ILX)”
- Wind Unknown Peoria Heights SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 ESE Princeville SPC verified report
Monday, May 18, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Large tree blown down near Limestone High School. Time estimated from radar. (ILX)”
- Wind Unknown 2 WSW Bartonville SPC verified report
Thursday, May 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 315 PM CDT, broadcast media reported a strong thunderstorm near East Peoria, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Peoria, East Peoria, Washington, Metamora, Germantown Hills, and Peoria Heights.”
- Hail 0.88" Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 813 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Edelstein to near Dunlap to 6 miles northwest of Peoria. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 17, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.25"
“Several tree branches were blown down near the intersection of South Knox and Main Street in Elmwood. (ILX)”
- Hail 1.25" 2 NNW Laura SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Elmwood SPC verified report
Sunday, April 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“Moderately strong winds out of the south to southwest will continue late this evening into the overnight hours. Expect a few sporadic gusts of 40 to 50 mph with more frequent gusts of 25 to 40 mph. These winds can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 50 mph Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 2, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 63 mph
“WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central and west central Illinois. WHEN...From noon today to 7 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“Tree branches snapped along Peoria and Knox County line. (ILX)”
- Wind 63 mph Elmwood SPC verified report
- Wind 50 mph Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 E Williamsfield SPC verified report
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1", wind gusts up to 60 mph
“60 mph wind gust with 1 inch hail. (ILX)”
“Quarter size hail off of highway 24 in Mapleton. Photo via social media. (ILX)”
- Wind 60 mph Rome SPC verified report
- Hail 1" Mapleton SPC verified report
- Hail 1" Rome SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 S Dunlap SPC verified report
Monday, March 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. WHEN...Until noon CDT today. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 to 55 mph expected today. Then switching directions to west-northwest tonight. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 to 55 mph expected late this morning and afternoon and switching west to northwest during tonight. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 AM CDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 55 mph Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South-southwest winds on Sunday shifting to the west-northwest behind a cold front Sunday night. Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. WHEN...From 10 AM Sunday to 7 AM CDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 50 mph Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds will turn west at 25 to 30 mph during this morning with gusts of 40 to 50 mph into mid afternoon. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. The strongest winds will be this morning from I-74 north with gusts over 50 mph possible. WHEN...Until 4 PM CDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 50 mph Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and west central Illinois. WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 PM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and west central Illinois. WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 PM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 147 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Varna, or 10 miles east of Lacon, moving northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 103 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Wyoming to near Maquon. Movement was northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.75" Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 658 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Altona to near Wataga. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 257 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Glasford, or 8 miles west of Pekin, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.75" Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
- Hail 1" Bellevue SPC verified report
Thursday, December 18, 2025
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1115 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Henry to 6 miles southwest of Franklin. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1041 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Elmira to Alsey. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Peoria County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Peoria County, IL?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 56 severe weather events in Peoria County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Did it hail in Peoria County recently?
Yes — 20 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.25" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Peoria County?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.